Tristan Harris

Center for Humane Technology

Called the “closest thing Silicon Valley has to a conscience” by The Atlantic magazine, Tristan Harris was the former design ethicist at Google. He is a world expert on how technology steers us all, having left Google to engage the issue publicly. Harris has dedicated decades to understanding subtle psychological forces, from his childhood as a magician to working with the Stanford Persuasive Technology Lab to his role as CEO of Apture, which was acquired by Google. He has been featured on 60 Minutes, TED, The Atlantic, the PBS Newshour, and more. He has worked with major technology CEOs and briefed heads of state and other political leaders. He is the cohost of the podcast Your Undivided Attention.